Donegal could have some of the highest abortion figures in Ireland when the practice is made legal in 2019. The…
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Almost 400 women in Donegal have travelled to the UK for an abortion between 2012 and 2016, fresh figures reveal.…
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A bus of anti-abortion campaigners will be travelling through Donegal this Monday as part of their national roadshow ahead of…
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Eamon McGee challenges Donegal to talk about the 8th Amendment
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoFormer Donegal GAA star Eamon McGee has called on the county to team up to achieve a Yes vote in…
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The Eighth Amendment debate – One Donegal woman’s heartbreaking story
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA Donegal mother has opened up about the impossible decision she faced after discovering her baby had a fatal foetal…
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Pro-choice and pro-life activists have begun canvassing in Donegal following the Dáil’s passage of a bill which will pave the…
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In Pictures: LoveBoth campaigners bring tour to Letterkenny
by Staff Writer 7 years agoPro-life campaigners with the LoveBoth project staged a demonstration on Letterkenny Main Street on Monday, 19th February in a bid…
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Taoiseach: “Ireland’s abortion laws are too restrictive and need to be liberalised”
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoLeo Varadkar has vowed to campaign for the liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion laws. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 this morning,…
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Charity hits out at pro-life group using image of child with Down syndrome
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoDown Syndrome Ireland has issued a statement hitting out a pro-life group as they have been using an image of…
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Letterkenny and Inishowen vigils planned in memory of Savita Halappanavar
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoToday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar. The 31-year-old Indian dentist died from cardiac arrest due…
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Pro-life campaigner Tim Jackson to end hunger strike
by Staff Writer 7 years agoDonegal man and activist Tim Jackson has announced he will bring his hunger strike to an end today. The Former…
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Local Abortion Rights Group slams Jackson’s “farcical” hunger strike
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoThe Inishowen branch of the Abortion Rights Campaign has slammed Tim Jackson’s hunger strike as a “farcical media stunt.” Politician…
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Former Independent election candidate Tim Jackson has started a hunger strike outside the Dáil Eireann today in opposition of the upcoming referendum on…
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Ireland’s abortion laws slammed at UN Convention against Torture
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoBetween the 24th of July until the 11th of August the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading…
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Citizens’ Assembly recommends that risk to the mother’s life is a valid reason for termination
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoMs Justice Laffoy, chairperson of the Citizens’ Assembly announced the results of Ballot 4b this afternoon, which indicates an overwhelming…
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Update: Citizens’ Assembly vote to amend Ireland’s abortion laws
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoThe Citizens’ Assembly have today announced that they have reached the overwhelming consensus that Ireland’s abortion laws should be changed.…